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Big game hunting This forum is for sharing all your hunting stories from your big game hunt. While some big game hunts turns out to be a memory for life after shooting your Boone & Crockett trophy, other will just add up as a great day hunting, while some turns out close to a disaster after bad luck and maybe poor hunting judgment. It will all make you a more experienced hunter.Share with the rest of us your experience and lessoned learned when out hunting for big game.

"Big Five” hunting Ever hunted lion, elephant, rhino, buffalo, or leopard and have a special experience or topic you would like to rise?This forum goes for much as the same as the “Big game hunting” above, but are dedicated for hunting for the big five in Africa.

Small game hunting Even when you hunt for small game you learn from your earlier successes and mistakes. Share with us your story when hunting for small game and everything didn’t go as planned, or a technique turned out to be successful. It’s all about sharing knowledge and swapping ideas.

Bullet performance All of us have experienced various performances among different bullets. This might be the place to post your last bullet performance recordings. List bullet type, caliber, expanded caliber, original/recovered weight, game taken, approx velocity, bullet entrance/final resting place, etc etc.

Reaction when hit Listen to experienced hunters (and some not so experienced…) and they all have stories about how the animals react to various bullet impacts. A lot of us have theories what will make the desired reaction when choosing bullet, placing shoots, choosing velocity and bullet expansion behavior. For some this is a hot topic, for others this is a non-topic. What do you think and what is your experience?

Share your hunt with us Tell us your hunting story!There is always a hunting season somewhere in the world, there are always hunters out hunting somewhere, there is always shot taken at game around the clock at various time zones, there are always moment to be remembered. Tell us about it!

Buy This category is for all the bits and pieces you want to buy. All equipment for reloading, shooting, hunting, etc goes here. Note: Read the "Guidelines and liabilities" (firs topic) before you make any postings.

Gun politics This forum is for gun politics. This includes gun laws, regulations, bans, guns in the media, pro and anti gun organizations and political influence on our use of guns for sport, hunting, recreation and self defense. Please accept that we all have different views on many issues. Bad languages and personal attacks won’t be accepted.

Recipes and game cooking Your pet load worked and now your game is ready for the frying pan or cooker.Use this forum to share, request and discuses every aspect related to recipes, game preparation and cooking.

Me, my gun and my trophy Ok folks, time to brag and show of a bit now. If you have a picture or a story from your last hunting trip, please share it with the rest of us. Place the image url between the img delimiters. Limit your resolution to 640x480 pixels.

Gunsmither or Rifle Wrecker??? A forum for discussing how NOT to become the latter!!! Ask questions and share your experiences on topics such as glass bedding, rifle repair, trigger adjustment, and overall maintenance of your firearm.

Technical Tips and Tactical Bits A forum for discussing the selection and use of essential equipment and techniques for the most accurate shooting. Optics, mounts, rings, stocks, slings, "sighting in", etc.

The Campfire After the hunt or day at the shooting range, we’ll meet around the campfire for a chat. The Campfire is a place where we can talk about guns or just about whatever is on our minds. - A center spot where our members can just come and talk freely about anything.